Digitization of small-scale agriculture

Agriculture faces several challenges ,mainly an estimated increase of 70% in food production requirements by 2050 due to population growth, while fresh water and arable land will be reduced. Much of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean is based on small farmers with traditional systems that will not allow, in the medium or long term, to satisfy the food demand of a growing population, nor to produce food in a sustainable way. To achieve these objectives, it will be necessary to have more efficient, inclusive and resilient production systems, which requires a transformation of the current system. Digital technologies can be part of the solution as they enable more efficient, productive and sustainable agriculture by optimizing their processes to produce higher quality food in a more sustainable way. The objective of this project is to develop technology for the measurement of soil moisture to maximize production, improve food quality, optimize water use and promote the use of technologies in agriculture.